The 1961 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 10 and March 11, 1961. All games were played at home team campus sites. By being declared as co-champions, both Minnesota and Denver were invited to participate in the 1961 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Though not official designations, Minnesota is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Denver as the West Regional Champion‡.
Format The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the team with the higher number of goals scored was declared the winner. Rather than decide upon a single tournament champion, the WCHA declared the winners of the two series as co-tournament champions.
Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Finals
(1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan Tech
(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Michigan
Tournament awards None
See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions 1961 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
References
External links WCHA.com 1960–61 WCHA Standings 1960–61 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide